Las Vegas Strip Shooting

Starting about midnight Saturday, at least 41 people were shot citywide, five fatally, in a period of less than seven hours as gunmen targeted groups at a block party, after a funeral, on a front porch and in other gatherings, according to authorities.

The bloody toll comes as tens of thousands of concertgoers converged downtown for Lollapalooza, which drew heightened security and a large police presence following the country’s deadliest mass shooting at a Las Vegas music festival last year.

In contrast to the joyous scene downtown, the brunt of the violence early Sunday was felt on the West Side, where 26 people were shot in separate attacks between midnight and 6:50 a.m.,...

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